Autumn Brides, part 1

Shana and Rick were married on September 4th, at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. Her dress, a beautiful Amsale gown

with an asymmetrical sweetheart neckline looked stunning on her. Looks like Rick thought so,too!

photo:John Boone

Roxana and Joe tied the nautical knot on a boat in Marina del Rey

on September 3. They got ready at the Jamaica Bay Inn. It was terribly windy so I chose one of the indoor shots of me putting her veil on. photo: Drew Brashler

Jenna and Rob were married October 22 at Maggiano's located at the Grove in West Hollywood. She had a great group of bridesmaids, with a special nod to her sister, Melissa, who took care of everything (including hiring me!).

photo: skyphotography.com

The Brides of Summer, Part 2

Jennifer and Eyol got married on August 7 at the Brandies- Bardin campus of the American Jewish University in Simi Valley. We got ready in a very cozy bungalow in the middle of a beautiful wooded area.

photo by Nataliya Cole

photo by Karen French

On July 30, Caroline and Josh got married at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Estates.
Before meeting Caroline I was contacted by her best friend, Maren, who wrote,
"I'm contacting you on behalf of my friend Caroline who's getting married
and hates makeup...." Okay. Well, we ended up having a great time and
she didn't hate me, so that was good. It turns out, she just didn't want to
look overdone so when she found out that she didn't have to worry about
that, the air was cleared.




Shira and Duvid got married on August 14th in Cherry Valley at the

Highland Springs Resort. Shira had spent many summers there so the resort held some great memories for her and her family.





photo by davidziman.com

Denise and Bill celebrated their nuptials on August 25th at the historic Castle Green in Pasadena. Denise is originally from Naples, Italy where my father's family was from so we had lots to talk about.

photo: Mieke Snepvangers

The Brides of Summer, part 1

After a busy bridal summer, I've got just about all of the pictures form the photographers. I started out in June with Megan and Mike's wedding at the Cravens Estate in Pasadena. Megan was the most organized bride I'd ever worked with.  If she ever decides to go into  business as a wedding planner, current wedding planners watch out.  Photography by Kevin Wynn.

In July I did Janet and Josh who got married at The Four Seasons, Beverly Hills. While my assistant, Stephanie and I were finishing up we could observe the wedding party from the terrace  proceeding down the aisle to bagpipes playing a Scottish tune.  Photo by Christina Dominguez














Leslie and Sean, another July couple, got married at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu.

They had a rock and roll wedding complete with VIP passes and graphics and decorations that they designed themselves. They even designed his and hers Nikes  to change into when their feet started to hurt from all the dancing they planned on doing that evening.

Photos by John DuBois and Brittany Douziech

Some more "stuff" that I like.....

Makeup Forever Super Matte Loose Powder

in shade#18, Banana, is the perfect shade for just about everyone and is the perfect consistency for a loose powder. It is so micro fine and matte that you barely notice it which is always a good sign to

me!

$24 at Nigel's Beauty Emporium, 11252 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA

The BeautyBlender

I know that this has been around for a few years but, I happen to think that

it's definitely worth mentioning again. Especially during this time when we all want to re-use rather than throw away.

This beautyblender set contains all you need to flawlessly apply

your makeup. Beautyblender is the first ergonomically designed

non-disposable sponge and is designed to be cleaned with the blendercleanser making it super eco-friendly. It comes with an instruction disc so you can quickly master your application technique. It really gives an airbrushed look to you makeup and won't eat up your foundation( you'll use less) which most acrylic sponges do.

It's on sale right now at Sephora for $24.

My 2 New Favorite Things!

Boom! Stick Color by makeup artist turned model, Cindy Joseph, comes in one color

and can be used as a blush, a lipstick and eye shadow. This one color works for everyone. It's sheer enough so that when you put it on, it lets your own natural color shine through. $24 at www.boombycindyjoseph.com

My other favorite thing is L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes in the

waterproof formula. It's perfect for my brides, especially in the Carbon

Black. The brush is really great for separately covering each lash with just the right

amount of mascara. $8.99 at Ulta.

Charity Shootouts, Pt.1

The Charity Engagement Shootout on May 23rd at the Bel Air Bay Club in beautiful Pacific Palisades was a major success! Charity Shootouts and Marriage.com teamed up to offer engaged couples and wedding pros an opportunity to mix, mingle and get photo sessions from some of the top photographers in Southern California. Even more, all the proceeds of this event benefited BRIDGES TO ABILITY, whose mission is to improve the lives of teens and adults with disabilities through quality vocational, educational, social and recreational programs.Charity Shootouts is an organization founded by Beverly Hills wedding photographer, Jen O’Sullivan to bring new and seasoned, talented photographers together with engaged couples searching for the perfect wedding photographer as well as wedding industry specialists who need an updated headshot. The 2 shots above are couples whose makeup and hair I did.

Shootout,Part 2: The Coordinators

Carrie Goldberg of Mary Dann Events ,VikkiMarsee, All You Need Is Love Events ,Cheryl Jablow, Social Frog Designs

Here are three of the coordinators I worked with. Carrie Goldberg of Mary Dann Events is sweet, high energy and knew exactly what she wanted which was dramatic eyes and coral colored lips.

Vikki Marsee of All You Need is Love Events has the most beautiful porcelain skin ( not a visible pore to be found!) and generously let me do whatever I wanted. Cheryl Jablow of Social Frog Designs has a thousand watt smile and sparkly eyes that were asking me to grace her with a few individual

faux lashes! These ladies don't just create the party, they ARE the party!